This Rising R&B Star Channeled Blade Runner in Mugler’s Front Row

In Diana Gordon’s “Kool Aid” video, she sings atop a landfill in a super slouchy oversize blazer, baggy light wash jeans, and classic checkered Vans. From that one outfit, it’s clear that Gordon, who got her start working with Mary J. Blige and went on to co-write “Sorry” and “Daddy Lessons” from Beyoncé’s Lemonade, revels in contrasts. The Brooklyn-born, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, who just released her debut EP last year, doubled down on this inclination today at the Mugler show: Gordon sat front row in a two-tone blue blazer, toughened up with a pair of her own chunky cyberpunk boots.

Earlier today, though, Gordon brought the house firmly back into the future with her standout ensemble. “I love that [Casey Cadwallader, Mugler’s creative director] let me be me and wear my own boots, pairing it with his cyber-friendly jacket and shorts,” Gordon said following the show. “I liked that it wasn’t soft but kind of masculine.” It’s yet another moment of contrasts for the artist, one that brings a Blade Runner touch (as Gordon noted on Instagram) to today’s Mugler mania.